Spotify Expands To Israel, Vietnam, South Africa

Spotify launched today in Israel and will be live this week in South Africa and Vietnam.  That brings the total number of countries where the world's largest music streamer is. Continue reading

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MON. BRIEF: Bose Opens $50M Audio AR Fund • Silver Lake $100M Oak View Investment • American Idol Reboot • More

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentators inside the music industry this week shared their distate for the Music Modernization Act, explained both the misfortune and importance of writing about music and, in the case of. Continue reading

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Washington State Laughs In The Face Of FCC Attempt To Prevent States From Protecting Net Neutrality

Although the FCC recently repealed net neutrality on a national level, states are taking matters into the own hands, and while incumbent ISPs and the FCC are doing their best. Continue reading

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FRI. BRIEF: SXSW Final Lineup • Google Search Adds Musicians’ Posts • Spotify Launches Amplify Hub• More

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Gibson’s Credit Downgraded, Bankruptcy Predicted

Gibson Guitars and its related music companies got more bad news last week as top credit agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the companies already poor credit rating, making it even. Continue reading

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THU. BRIEF: Music Celebrates Int’l Women’s Day • Gibson’s Future Dims • DOJ Eyes Streaming Piracy • More

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Genius Raises $15M More To ‘Become #1 Brand In Music’

Genius, which was founded in 2009 has Rap Genius, has raised an additional $15 million. The round was led by Eric Mindich's Everblue, a new fund focused on music and e-sports, with. Continue reading

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47 Million U.S. Adults Have A Smart Speaker At Home

I'm one of many who believe that smart speakers will accelerate the adoption of music streaming, bringing it full into the mainstream. Getting an Alexa-enabled Sonos One doubled the amount. Continue reading

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CD Baby Paid Indie Artists $80M In 2017, Up 33%

As part of its 20th Anniversary celebration, CD Baby shared stats showing substantial growth. In 2017, CD Baby paid their indie clients $80 million, up 33% from the previous year.

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